Ernesto Geisel
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Ernesto Geisel | |
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President of Brazil | |
In office March 15, 1974 – March 14, 1979 | |
Vice President | Adalberto Pereira dos Santos |
Preceded by | Emílio Garrastazu Médici |
Succeeded by | João Figueiredo |
President of Petrobras | |
In office November 6, 1969 – July 6, 1973 | |
Appointed by | Emílio Garrastazu Médici |
Preceded by | Waldemar Cardoso |
Succeeded by | Faria Lima |
Justice of the Superior Military Court | |
In office March 20, 1967 – October 27, 1969 | |
Appointed by | Castelo Branco |
Preceded by | Floriano de Lima Brayner |
Succeeded by | Jurandyr de Bizarria Mamede |
Chief Minister of the Military Cabinet | |
In office April 15, 1964 – March 15, 1967 | |
President | Castelo Branco |
Preceded by | André Fernandes de Sousa |
Succeeded by | Jaime Portela de Melo |
In office August 25, 1961 – September 8, 1961 | |
President | Ranieri Mazzilli |
Preceded by | Pedro Geraldo de Almeida |
Succeeded by | Amaury Kruel |
Personal details | |
Born | Ernesto Beckmann Geisel August 3, 1907 Bento Gonçalves, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
Died | September 12, 1996 Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | (aged 89)
Cause of death | Cancer |
Resting place | São João Batista Cemetery[source?] Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Political party | ARENA (1974–1979) |
Spouse(s) | Lucy Markus (1939–1996; his death) |
Children | Amália Orlando |
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Years of service | 1927–1969 |
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Ernesto Beckmann Geisel (Portuguese pronunciation: [eɾˈnɛstu ˈbɛkmɐ̃ ˈɡajzew], German pronunciation: [ɛɐ̯ˈnesto ˈbɛkman ˈɡaɪzl̩]; August 3, 1907 – September 12, 1996) was a Brazilian Army officer and politician. He was President of Brazil from 1974 to 1979, during the Brazilian military government.[1]